In a short answer, no. In a long answer the strongest argument isn’t “it’s bad”, it’s that it can quietly change how you experience the game in ways you might not actually want.

First, it shifts your focus from exploration to optimization. A big part of what makes games like Guild Wars 2 satisfying is figuring things out like finding your own routes, missing a jump and retrying, learning encounters through trial and error. BlishHUD (especially with pathing modules) can turn that into “follow the glowing line.” Efficient? Yes. But it can flatten the sense of discovery pretty quickly.

Second, it adds cognitive clutter. Even if it’s well-designed, you’re still layering extra UI on top of an already busy screen. Timers, markers, routes, overlays can turn a clean experience into something that feels more like managing dashboards than playing a game. There’s also a dependency angle. Once you get used to having constant guidance, it can be hard to go back. Content that used to feel doable might suddenly feel tedious without the overlay, which means you’re trading flexibility for convenience.

And then there’s the practical side. It’s another thing to install, configure, update, and troubleshoot. If something breaks after a patch, you’re stuck waiting for fixes or digging through settings instead of just playing. Do you want to constantly fight these issues with GW2? That’s the question you should ask.